Crusaders

For those who have no prior memory of their history class, the Crusaders were knights of the Middle Ages that went around the known world, either as part of a pilgrimage or a mission entrusted to them by the Pope. For it was so that the Crusaders were "warriors to God's service," as their missions were such as defending Holy cities, recapturing relics stolen from churches, etc.

There were three kinds of Crusader knights:

• The Crusaders that came from England, France, and the surrounding areas were Templar Knights.
• The Crusaders that came from Germany, Russia, and the surrounding areas were Teutonic Knights.
• The Crusaders that came from elsewhere (Scandinavia, Middle East, Africa) were Hospitaller Knights.

The Hospitallers were always in conflict with Muslims, especially over who owned Jerusalem. Templars usually helped, but the one time they didn't, war broke out. The Muslim leader Saladin was getting powerful, and the Crusaders were becoming less. Soon, it was Jerusalem alone that had to fight away the Muslims. By the end of the war, the Muslims had captured Jerusalem, and the few Crusaders left... were gone.